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nomenklatura

The correct spelling is nomenklatura.

How to pronounce nomenklatura

noun

IPA: /nɒˌmɛnkləˈtjʊəɹə/

Say it like: Nom-enk-lat-ura

The correct spelling is nomenklatura. A list of bureaucratic posts in government and industry in the former Soviet Union (or other communist countries), filled by those appointed by the Party.

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noun

  1. 1.A list of bureaucratic posts in government and industry in the former Soviet Union (or other communist countries), filled by those appointed by the Party.
  2. 2.The people on such lists; by extension, any privileged class, a social or political elite.

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